Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, June 11) — Several overseas Filipino workers who were granted royal pardon in Bahrain have been deported to the Philippines, the Labor Department said on Thursday.
King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa of the Kingdom of Bahrain pardoned last month 16 OFWs convicted of drug peddling, murder, accessory to murder, attempted homicide, prostitution, embezzlement of funds, stealing, human trafficking, and involvement in fights. They are part of the 154 inmates in Bahrain who were recently granted pardon.
Eleven of them were already sent back to the Philippines, while the deportation of four others is still being arranged. The remaining OFW has been pardoned for the crime of drug peddling, but still faces a seven-year jail term for human trafficking, the department said.
President Rodrigo Duterte previously thanked King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa for granting the royal pardon.
“This act of humanity by His Majesty King Hamad Bin lsa Al Khalifa provides renewed hope and an opportunity for our countrymen and women to build new lives,” he said on May 31.
